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Plant a Strawberry Jar

A strawberry jar filled with strawberries, herbs or flowers looks equally good on a high-rise balcony or farmhouse steps. Here’s how to maintain a well-planted strawberry jar.

Decoupage Crafts for Mom

Decoupage is a craft that seems particularly suitable at Mother’s Day, because it’s an easy way to add a feminine, decorative touch to everyday items.

Free Lemonade Stand

Sunkist® Take a Stand Program
There is an old saying which says if life hands you lemons, make lemonade. Sunkist® is taking that idea to a new level - encouraging kids to raise money for the charity of their choice by selling lemonade this summer. They are giving away 20,000 free lemonade stands [...]

Denim Recycling

Denim is a natural for recycling; it is such a sturdy fabric that when the knees wear out of your favorite jeans, you hesitate to just toss them out. Here’s the answer - recycle old blue jeans into Denim Bathroom Accessories, including a valance, bathroom rug, toilet paper holder, toilet lid cover and trimmed [...]

Sew a Platypus

Beginners sewing pattern to make a soft and cuddly platypus, including photos, directions, and free printable pattern.

Scent-sational Crafts

Smelly jelly fish bowls look real enough to fool a passerby, but are quite easy to make.

Plastic Bottle Fish Mobile

Turn some plain, plastic bottles into colorful fish to hang from a CD mobile with this recycling craft.

Knit a Tuxedo Coat or French Blouse

Vintage knitting patterns don’t often feature color photos, but these two free knitting patterns, published in 1922, have both a color plate and black-and-white photo of the finished articles.

Mini Wind Chimes

Two miniature wind chime projects to add a tinkle of sound to your backyard this summer.

Knit a Fancy Scarf

Free knitting pattern to make a fancy beaded scarf, in a light, lacy zigzag pattern, that can be made with or without beading.